ZyXEL Communications AMG1202-T10A manuale d’uso

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About This User's Gui de AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the Z yXEL Device using the web configurator . Y ou should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology . Related Document ation •Q u i c k S t a r t G u [...]

About This User's Guide AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 4 •K n o w l e d g e B a s e If you hav e a specific question abo ut your produc t, the answer ma y be here. This is a collection of answers to previously asked questions about Z yXEL products. •F o r u m This contains discussions on Z y XEL products. Learn from others who use Z yXEL prod[...]

Document Conventions AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 5 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’ s Guide. W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell y ou other important information (for example, other things you ma y need to configure or helpful tips) o[...]

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Safety Warnings AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 7 Safety Warnings • Do NOT use this pro duct near water , for example, i n a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose y our device to da mpness, dust or c orrosive liquids. • Do NOT stor e things on the device. • Do NOT i nstall, use, or service this device during a thunderst orm. The[...]

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Contents Overview AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview User ’ s Guide .............................................................................. .................................... ......... 19 Introduction ........... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ... ..[...]

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Table of Contents AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ................................................. ..................................................... .... 3 Document Conventions ........ .................................................... ............................................... 5 Safety War[...]

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Table of Contents AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 13 6.4.4 IP Address Assignment ... ................ ................ ............. ................ ................. ............ . 80 6.4.5 Nailed-Up Connection (PPP) .............. ................. ................................................ ....... 81 6.4.6 NA T ..... ................ ........[...]

Table of Contents AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 14 8.6 The WDS Screen ............ ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ..... ... 1 10 8.7 The Scheduling Screen ....................... ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ . .1 1 2 8.8 Wireless LAN[...]

Table of Contents AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 15 1 1 .2 The URL Filter Screen .. ................. ...... .......... ............. ................ ............. ............. ......... .. 144 1 1 .3 The Application Filter Screen ......... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ .. 1 45 1 1 .4 The IP/MAC[...]

Table of Contents AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 16 16.1.2 What Y ou Need to Know About Remote Management ............ ................ ............... 170 16.2 The WWW Screen .. ................................................ ................. ................ ............. ........... 171 16.2.1 Configuring the WWW Scre en .... ............. ......[...]

Table of Contents AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 17 21.1 Overview .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ............ ......... 209 21.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in the Diagnostic Sc reens .......... ................ ................ ............. .. 209 21.2 The General Screen ... ... ...[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 21 C HAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The AMG1202- T10A is an ADSL2+ router . By integr ating DSL and NA T , you are provided with ease of installation and high-speed, shared Internet access. The AMG1202- T10A is also a complete security solution with a robust firew all and content filtering. Only use firmware for your[...]

Chapter 1 Introductio n AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 22 1.4 Applications for the ZyXEL Device Here are some example uses for which the Z yXEL Device is well suited. 1.4.1 Internet Access Y our ZyXEL Device prov ides shared Internet access by connecting the DSL port to the DSL or MODEM jack on a splitter or your telephone jack. Computers can connect [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 23 Y ou can configure your wireless network in either the built -in W eb Configur ator , or using the WPS button. Figure 2 Wireless Access Example 1.5.1 Using the WPS/WLAN Butto n By default, the wireless network is turned off on the Z yXEL Device. T o turn it on, simply press the WPS/WLAN button o[...]

Chapter 1 Introductio n AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 24 1.6 LEDs (Light s) The following graphic displays the labels of the LEDs. Figure 3 LEDs None of the LEDs are on if the Z y XEL Device is not receiving power . R efer to the Quick Start Guide for in formation on hardware connections. T able 1 LED Descriptions LED COLOR ST A TUS DESCRIPTION POWER[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 25 1.7 The RESET Button If you forget your password or cannot access the web configur ator , you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the device to reload the fact ory -default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previo usly and the password[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 27 C HAPTER 2 The Web Configurator 2.1 Overview The web configurator is an HTML -based management interface that allows easy device setup and management via Internet browser . Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels. In orde[...]

Chapter 2 The Web Configurator AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 28 5 The following screen displays if you ha ve not yet changed your password. It is strongly recommended you change the default password. En ter a new password, retype it to confirm and click Apply ; alternativ ely click Ignore to proceed to the main menu if you do not want to change the p[...]

Chapter 2 The Web Configurator AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 29 2.2 The Main Screen Figure 7 Main Screen As illustrated abov e, the main screen is divided into these parts: • A - title bar • B - navigation panel • C - main window • D - status bar 2.2.1 T itle Bar The title bar provides some icons in the upper right corner . The icons provide [...]

Chapter 2 The Web Configurator AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 30 2.2.2 Navigation Panel Use the menu items on the navigation pan el to op en screens to configure Z yXEL Device features. The following tables describe each menu item. T able 3 Navigation Panel Summary LINK TA B FUNCTION Status Th is screen shows th e Z yXEL Device’ s gener al device an[...]

Chapter 2 The Web Configurator AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 31 2.2.3 Main Window The main window displays information and configurat ion fields. It is discussed in the rest of this document. Right after you log in, th e Status screen is displayed. See Chapter 3 on page 33 for more information about the Status screen. 2.2.4 St atus Bar Check the stat[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 33 C HAPTER 3 Status Screens 3.1 Overview Use the Status screens to look at the current status of the device, system resources, and interfaces (LAN and WAN). The Status screen also provides detailed information from DHCP and statistics from bandwidth management, and traf fic. 3.2 The S t atus Screen Use this screen to vi[...]

Chapter 3 Status Screens AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 34 Device Information Host Name This field displa ys the Z yXEL Device system name. It is us ed for identification. Model Number This is the model n ame of your devic e. MAC Address This is the MAC (Med ia Access Control) or Ethern et address un ique to your ZyX E L D e v i c e . ZyN O S Firmware[...]

Chapter 3 Status Screens AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 35 Syst em Uptime This field displays how lo ng the Z yXEL Device has been runnin g since it last started up. The ZyXEL Device starts up wh en you plug it in, when y ou restart it ( Maintenance > Tools > Restart ), or when you reset it. Current Date/ Time This field displays the cu rrent da[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 37 C HAPTER 4 Tutorials 4.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to use the Z yXEL Device’ s variou s features. • Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network , see page 37 • Configuring the MAC Address Filter , see page 44 • Configuring Static Route f or Routing to Another Network , se e page 46 • Multiple Public and P[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 38 1 Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the AP screen. Configure the scr een using the provided parameters (see page 37 ). Click Apply . 2 Click the Advanced Setup button and select 802.1 1b+g+n in the 802.11 Mode field. Click Apply . Thomas can now use the WPS feature to establish a wireless con[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 39 There are two WPS methods to set up the wireless client settings: • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - simply press a button. This is the easier of the two methods. • PIN Configuration - configure a P ersonal Identification Number (PIN) on the Z yXEL Device. A wireless client must also use the s[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 40 The following figure shows you an example of how to set up a wireless network and its security by pressing a button on both Z yXEL Device and wireless client. Example WPS Process: PBC Method PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configur ation method, you need to use both the Z yXEL Device’ s we[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 41 2 Enter the PIN number in the PIN field in the Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station screen on the Z yXEL Device. 3 Click the Start buttons (or the button next to the PIN field) on both the wireless client utility screen and the Z yXEL Device’ s WPS Station screen within two minutes. The ZyX[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 42 The following figure shows you how to set up a wi reless network and its security on a Z yXEL Device and a wireless client by using PIN method. Example W PS Process: PIN Method 4.2.3 Without WPS Use the wireless adapter’s utility installed on the no tebook to search for the “Example” SSID. Th[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 43 Note: The Zy XEL Device supports IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adap ter supports one of these standards. 4.2.4 Setting Up Wire less Networ k Scheduling Thomas mostly uses his notebook to access the Internet on weekends; occasio[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 44 2 Configure the screen as follows. T urn on the wi reless network from Mondays to Fridays between 18:00 and 23:30. T urn on the wireless network all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Click Apply . 4.3 Configuring th e MAC Address Filter Thomas noticed that his daughter Josephine spends too much time su[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 45 1 Click Network > LAN > Client List to open the following screen. Look for the MAC address of Josephine’ s computer . 2 Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the AP screen. Click the Edit button in the MAC Filter field.[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 46 3 Select Active MAC Filter and Deny Filter Action . Enter the MAC address you found in the Client List screen. Click Apply . Josephine will no longer be able to acce ss the Internet through the Z yXEL Device . 4.4 Configuring S t atic Ro ute for Routing to Another Network In order to extend your In[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 47 computer A (in N1 network) to computer B (in N2 network), the traffic is sent to the Z yXEL Device’ s WAN default gatew ay by default. In this case, B will never receive the traffic. Y ou need to specify a static routing rule on the Z yXEL Device to specify R as the router in charge of forwarding[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 48 T o configure a static route to route traffic from N1 to N2 : 1 Log into the Z yXEL Device’ s W eb Configur ator in adv anced mode. 2 Click Advanced > Static Rout e . 3 Click Edit on a new rule in the Static Route screen. 4 Configure the Static Route Setup screen using the following settings: [...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 49 4.5 Multiple Public and Private IP Address Mappings If your ISP gives you more than one static IP address for your Internet access, you can map each IP address for a specific service. This tutorial assu mes you are giv en two static public IP addresses. Y ou want to map them to two server s A and B[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 50 T o configure this: 1 Click Network > NAT . 2 Select Active Network Addr ess Translation(NAT) and Full Feature in the Gene ral screen. Click Apply . 3 Click the Address Mapping tab, and then click th e Edit icon on a new rule. 4 Configure the rule using the following settings: •T y p e : Many-[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 51 4.5.2 Full Feature NA T + One-to-One Mapping Use this setting if your applications must use fixed public IP addresses and the applications can be initiated either from the Intranet computers ( A and B ) or the Internet computer ( C ). F or example, gaming application. T o configure this setting: 1 [...]

Chapter 4 Tutorials AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 52 Global Start IP: 172.16.1.254 Click Apply on each of the screens. 4.6 Multiple W AN Connections Example This example shows an application for multiple W AN connections. Y our ISP may configure more than one W AN connec tion on the Z yXEL Device to record traffic statistics or calculate service char[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 55 C HAPTER 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 5.1 Overview Use the wizard setup screens to configure y our system for Internet access with the information given to you by your ISP . Note: See the advanced menu chapters for background informatio n on these fields. 5.2 Internet Access Wizard Setup 1 After you enter the [...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 56 2 Click INTERNET/WIRELESS SETU P to configure the system for Internet access and wireless connection. Figure 1 1 Wizard W elcome 3 Y our ZyXEL device attempts to detect your DSL connection and y our connection type. 3a The following screen appears if a connection is not det[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 57 3b The following screen displays if a PPP oE or PPP oA connection is detected. Enter your Internet account information (username, password and/or service name) exactly as provided by your ISP . Then click Next and see Section 5.3 on page 63 for wireless connection wizard se[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 58 5.2.1 Manual Configuration 1 If the Z yXEL Device fails to detect your DSL connection type but the physical line is connected, enter your Internet access information in the wizard screen exactly as your service provider gave it to you. Leav e the defaults in any fields for [...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 59 2 The next wizard screen v aries depending on what mode and encapsulation type you use. All screens shown are with routing mode. Configure the fields and click Next to continue. See Section 5. 3 on page 63 for wireless connection wizard setup Figure 16 Internet Connection w[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 60 The following table describes the fields in this screen. Figure 17 Internet Connection with RFC 1483 T able 8 Internet Connection with PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION User Name Enter the user name exactly as your ISP assigned. If assigned a name in the form user@domain where dom ai[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 61 The following table describes the fields in this screen. Figure 18 Internet Connection with ENET ENCAP T able 9 Internet Connection with RFC 1483 LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address This field is available if you select Routing in the Mo de field. T ype your ISP assigned IP addres[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 62 The following table describes the fields in this screen. Figure 19 Internet Connection with PPP oA The following table describes the fields in this screen. T able 10 Internet Connection with ENET ENCA P LABEL DESCRIPTION Obtain an IP Address Automatically A static IP addres[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 63 • If the user name and/or password you entered for PPPoE or PPP oA connection are not correct, the screen displays as shown next. Click Back to Username and Password setup to go back to the screen where y ou can modify them. Figure 20 Connection T est F ailed-1 • If the[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 64 1 Select Yes and click Next to configure wireless settings. Otherwise, select No and skip to Step 6 . Figure 22 Connection T est Successful 2 Use this screen to activate the wireless LAN. Click Next to continue. Figure 23 Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 1 The following table desc[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 65 3 Configure your wireless settings in this screen. Click Next . Figure 24 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: The wireless stations and Z yXEL Device must use the same SSID, channel ID and WEP encryption ke y (if WEP is enabled), WPA [...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 66 5.3.1 Manually Assign a WP A-PSK key Choose Manually assign a WPA -PSK key in the Wireless LAN setup screen to set up a Pre- Shared Key . Figure 25 Manually Assign a WP A-PSK k ey The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.3.2 Manually Assign a WEP Key Choos[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 67 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5 Click Apply to save your wireless LAN settings. Figure 27 Wireless LAN Setup 3 6 Use the read-only summary table to check whethe r wh at you have configured is correct. Click Finish to complete and save the wizard s[...]

Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 68 Note: No wireless LAN settings display if you chose not to configure wireless LAN settings. Figure 28 Internet Access and WLAN Wizard Setup Complete 7 Launch your web browser and na vigate to www .zyxe l.com. Internet access is just the beginning. R efer to the rest of this[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 69 C HAPTER 6 WAN Setup 6.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure WAN settings from the WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your Z yXEL Device for Internet access. A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It connects your priv ate networks (such [...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 70 networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the Z yXEL Device tries to access the Internet. If your ISP assigns you a static W AN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS server IP address(es) (and a gateway IP ad dress if you use the Ethe[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 71 6.2 The Internet Access Setup Screen Use this screen to change your Z yXEL Device’ s WAN settings. Click Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup . The screen differs by the WAN t ype and encapsulation you select. Figure 30 Network > WAN >Internet Access Setup (PPP oE) The following tabl[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 72 Mode Select Routing (default) from the drop-down list box if your ISP giv es you one IP address only and you want multiple co mputers to share an Internet account. Select Bridge whe n your ISP prov ides you mo re than one IP address and you want the connected comput ers to get in dividual IP addre[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 73 6.2.1 Advanced In ternet Access Setup Use this screen to edit your Z yXEL Devi ce's adv anced WAN settings. Click the Advanced Setup button in the Internet Access Setup screen. The screen appears as shown. Figure 31 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup: Adv anced Setup The following tab[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 74 6.3 The More Connections Screen The Z yXEL Device allows you to configure more th an one Internet access connection. T o configure additional Internet access connections click Network > WAN > More Connections . The screen Multicast Multicast packets are sen t to a group of computers on the L[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 75 differs by the encapsulation you select. When you use the WAN > Internet Access Setup screen to set up Internet access, you are configuring the first WAN connection. Figure 32 Network > WAN > More Connections The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 18 Network > W[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 76 6.3.1 More Connections Edit Use this screen to configure a connection. Click the edit icon in the More Connections screen to display the following screen. Figure 33 Network > WAN > More Connections: Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 19 Network > W AN >[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 77 Encapsulation Select the method of e ncapsulation used by your ISP from the drop-down list box. Choices vary depending on th e mode you sele ct in the Mode field. If you select Bridge in the Mode field, sele ct either PPPo A or RFC 1483 . If you select Routing in the Mo de field, sel ect PPPoA , RF[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 78 6.3.2 Configuring More Connections Advanced Setup Use this screen to edit your Z yXEL Devi ce's adv anced WAN settings. Click the Advanced Setup button in the More Connections Edit screen. The screen appears as shown. Figure 34 Network > WAN > More Connections: Edit: Advanced Setup The [...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 79 6.4 W AN T echnical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics co vered in this chapter . 6.4.1 Encap sulation Be sure to use the encapsulation method required by your ISP . The Z yXEL Device supports the following methods. 6.4.1.1 ENET ENCAP The MAC Enca[...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 80 By implementing PPPoE directly on the Z yXEL De vice (r ather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software in stalled, since the Z yXEL Device does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NA T , all of the LANs’ computers will have access. 6.4.1.3 PPPoA PPPoA [...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 81 IP Assignme nt with PPPo A or PPPoE Encap sulation If you hav e a dynamic IP , then the IP Address and Gateway IP Address fields are not applicable (N/A). If you hav e a static IP , then you only need to fill in the IP Address field and not the Gateway IP Address field. IP Assignment with RFC 1483 [...]

Chapter 6 WAN Se tup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 82 Maximum Burst Size (MBS) is the maximu m number of cells that can be sent at the PCR. After MBS is reached, cell rates fall below SCR until cell r ate aver ages to the SCR again. At this time, more cells (up to the MBS) can be sent at the PCR again. If the PCR, SCR or MBS is set to the default of [...]

Chapter 6 WAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 83 Unspecified Bit Rate (UBR) The Unspecified Bit R ate (UBR) A TM tr affic class is for bursty data tr ansfers. However , UBR doesn't guarantee an y bandwidth and only delivers tr affic when the network has spare bandwidth. An example application is background file tr ansfer .[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 85 C HAPTER 7 LAN Setup 7.1 Overview A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many networking devices are connected. It is usually l ocated in one immedi ate area such as a building or floor of a building. Use the LAN screens to help y ou configure a LAN DHCP serv er and manage IP addresses. 7[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 86 Subnet Mask Subnet masks determine the maximum number of possible hosts on a network. Y ou can also use subnet masks to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. DHCP A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server can assign yo ur ZyXEL Device an IP address, subnet mask, DNS and other rou[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 87 1 Enter an IP address into the IP Address field. The IP address must be in dotted decimal notation. This will become the IP address of your ZyXEL Device. 2 Enter the IP subnet mask into the IP Subnet Mask field. Unless instructed otherwise it is best to leave this alone, the configur ator will auto[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 88 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.3 The DHCP Setup Screen Use this screen to configure the DNS server inform ation that the Z yXEL Device sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN. Click Network > DHCP Setup to open this screen. Figure 38 Network > LAN > DHCP Set[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 89 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.4 The Client List Screen This table allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assign[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 90 Use this screen to change your Z yXEL Device’ s static DHCP settings. Click Network > LAN > Client List to open the following screen. Figure 39 Network > LAN > Client List The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.5 The IP Alias Screen IP alias allows you to partition[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 91 When you use IP alias, you can also configure firewall rules to control access between the LAN's logical networks (subnets). Note: Make sure that the subnets of the logical networks do not overlap . The following figure shows a LAN divided into subnets A, B, and C. Figure 40 Physical Network &[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 92 7.6 LAN T echnical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics co vered in this chapter . 7.6.1 LANs, W ANs and the ZyXEL Device The actual physical connection determines whether the Z yXEL Device ports are LAN or W AN ports. There are two separate IP netw[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 93 7.6.2 DHCP Setup DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configur ation at start -up from a server . Y ou can configure the ZyXEL Device as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server , the ZyXEL Device provides the T[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 94 192.168.255.0 and you must enable the Network Ad dress T ranslation (NA T) feature of the Z yXEL Device. The Internet Assigned Number Authorit y (IANA) reserved this block of addresses specifically for private use; please do n ot use any other number unless y ou are told otherwise. Let's say y[...]

Chapter 7 LAN Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 95 The Version field controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the Z yXEL Device sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving). RIP-1 is universally supported; but RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-1 is prob ably adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusua[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 97 C HAPTER 8 Wireless LAN 8.1 Overview This chapter describes how to perform tasks rela ted to setting up and optimizing your wireless network, including the following. • T urning the wireless connection on or off . • Configuring a name, wireless channel and security for the network. • Using WiFi Protected Setup ([...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 98 8.1.2 What Y ou Need to Know About Wireless Wireless Basics “Wireless” is essentially radio communication. In the same way that walkie-talkie r adios send and receive information over the airwav es, wireless ne tworking devices exchange information with one another . A wire less networking d[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 99 8.2 The AP Screen Use this screen to configure the wirele ss settings of your Z yXEL Device. Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the AP s creen. Figure 43 Network > Wireless LAN > AP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 26 Network > Wireless LAN > AP LA[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 100 8.2.1 No Security In the Network > Wireless LAN > AP screen, select No Security from the Se curity Mode list to allow wireless devices to communicate with the ZyXEL Device without any data encryption or authentication. Note: If you do not enable any wireless s ecurity on your Z yXEL Devic[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 101 Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Its encryp ti on can be broken by an attack er , using widely- av ailable software. It i s stro ngly recommended that yo u use a more effective security mechanism. Use the st rongest security mechanism that all the wireless devices in your net work support. For [...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 102 8.2.3 WP A(2)-PSK Use this screen to configure and enab le WP A(2)-PSK authentication. Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the AP screen. Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list. Figure 46 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: WPA(2)-PSK The following table describes the wire[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 103 8.2.4 WP A(2) Authentication Use this screen to configure and enable WP A or WPA2 authentication. Click the Wireless LAN link under Network to display the AP screen. Select WPA , WPA2 or WPAMixed from the Security Mode list. Figure 47 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: WPA(2) The following tabl[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 104 8.2.5 Wireless LAN Advanced Setup Use this screen to configure advanced wireless settings. Click the Advanced Setup button in the AP screen. The screen appears as shown. See Section 8.8.2 on page 114 for detailed definitions of the terms listed in this screen. Figure 48 Network > Wireless LA[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 105 Preamble Select a preamble type from the drop-down list menu. Choices are Long or Short . See the Appendix D on page 269 for more information. 802.11 Mode Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compl iant WLAN devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device. Select 802.11g Only to allow only[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 106 8.2.6 MAC Filter Use this screen to change your Z yXEL Device’ s MAC filter settings. Click the Edi t button in the AP screen. The screen appears as shown. Figure 49 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: MAC Address Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 32 Networ[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 107 8.3 The More AP Screen This screen allows you to enable and configure mu ltiple Basic Service Sets (BSSs) on the Z yXEL Device. Click Network > Wireless LAN > More AP . The following screen displays. Figure 50 Network > Wireless LAN > More AP The following table describes the labels[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 108 8.3.1 More AP Edit Use this screen to edit an SSID profile. Click the Edit icon next to an SSID in the More AP screen. The following screen displays. Figure 51 Network > Wireless LAN > More AP: Edit The following table describes the fields in this screen. 8.4 The WPS Screen Use this scree[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 109 WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security , without having to configure security settings m anually . Set up ea ch WPS connection between two devices. Both devices must support WPS. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS . The following screen displays. Figure 5[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 0 8.5 The WPS S t ation Screen Use this screen to set up a WPS wireless network using either Push Button Configur ation (PBC) or PIN Configuration. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Statio n . The following screen displays. Figure 53 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station The followin[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 111 Note: WDS security is in dependent of the se curity settings between the Z yXEL Device and any wireless clients. Note: At the time of writing, WDS is compatib le with other Z yXEL APs only . Not all models support WDS links. Check y our other AP’ s documentation. Click Network > Wireless L[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 2 8.7 The Scheduling Screen Use the wireless LAN scheduling to configure the days you w ant to enable or disable the wireless LAN. Click Network > Wireless LAN > Scheduling . The following screen displays. Figure 55 Network > Wireless LAN > Scheduling The following table describes th[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 3 8.8.1 Wireless Network Overview Wireless networks consist of wireless clients, access points and bridges. • A wireless client is a radio connected to a u ser ’ s computer . • An access point is a radio with a wired con nection to a network, which can connect with numerous wireless client[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 4 • If two wireless networks ov erlap, they should use a differen t channel. Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency , to send and receive information. • Every device in the same wireless network must use security compatible wit[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 5 These security standards do two things. First, th ey authenticate. This means that only people presenting the right credentials (often a username and password, or a “key” phrase) can access the network. Second, they encrypt. This means that th e information sent over the air is encoded. On[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 6 This type of security does n ot protect the info rmation that is sent in the wireless network. Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless devices to get the MAC address of an authorized device. Then, they can use that MAC address to use the wireless network. 8.8.3.3 User Authenticat[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 7 support WPA2, you shou ld set up WPA2-PSK or WPA2 (depending on the ty pe of wireless network login) and select the WPA compatible option in the ZyXEL Device. Many types of encryption use a k ey to protect the information in the wireless network. The longer the key , the stronger the encryptio[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 8 8.8.6 MBSSID T raditionally , you need to use different APs to conf igure different Basic Service Sets (BSSs). As well as the cost of buying e xtra APs, there is also the possibility of channel interference. The Z yXEL Device’s MBS SID (Multiple Basic Service Set IDentifier) function allows [...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 11 9 to authenticate the other) in each of the two devi ces. When WPS is activated on a device, it has two minutes to find another device that also has WP S activated. Then , the two devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves. 8.8.8.1 Push Button Configuration WPS Push Button Configu[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 120 3 Look for the client’s WPS PIN; it will be displayed either on the device, or in the WPS section of the client’s configur ation interface (see the device’s U ser’s Guide for how to find the WPS PIN - for the Z yXEL Device, see Section 8.4 on page 108 ). 4 Enter the client’s PIN in th[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 121 The following figure shows a WPS-enabled wireless client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to the WPS-enab led AP via the PIN method. Figure 59 Example WPS Process: PIN Method 8.8.8.3 How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each device must assume a specific role. One de[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 122 The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (i nstalled in a notebook computer) connecting to a WPS-enabled access point. Figure 60 How WPS works The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). The next time you use WPS, a different de[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 123 is the registrar , and Client 1 is the enrollee. The registrar randomly gener ates the security information to set up the networ k, since it is unconfigured and has no existing information. Figure 61 WPS: Example Network Step 1 In step 2 , you add another wireless client to the network. Y ou kn[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 124 In step 3, you add another access point ( AP2 ) to your network. AP2 is out of range of AP1 , so y ou cannot use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new access point. However , you know that Client 2 supports the registr ar function, so you use it to perf orm the WPS handshake instead. Figure 63[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 125 • When you use the PBC m ethod, there is a short period (from the moment you press the button on one device to the moment you press the bu tton on the other device) when any WPS-enabled device could join the network. This is because the registr ar has no way of identifying the “correct” e[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 127 C HAPTER 9 Network Address Translation (NAT) 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure NA T on the Z yXEL Device. NA T (Network Address T ranslation - NA T , RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a pack et, for example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used wi thin one networ[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 128 Port Forwarding A port forwarding set is a list of inside (behind NA T on the LAN) servers, for example, web or F TP , that you can make visible to the o utside world even though NA T makes your whole inside network appear as a single computer to the outside world. SUA (Si[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 129 9.3 The Port Forwarding Screen Note: This screen is av ailable only when you select SUA only in the NAT > General screen. Use this screen to forward incoming service requ ests to the serv er(s) on your local network. Y ou may enter a single port number or a r ange of po[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 130 Configuring Servers Behind Port Forw arding (Example) Let's say you w ant to assign ports 21-25 to one FTP , T elnet and SMTP server ( A in the example), port 80 to another ( B in the example) and assign a default server IP address of 192.168.1.35 to a third ( C in th[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 131 9.3.2 The Port Forwarding Rule Edit Screen Use this screen to edit a port forwarding rule. Click the rule’s edit icon in the Port Forwarding screen to display the screen shown next. Figure 67 Network > NA T > P ort Forwarding: Edit Service Name Select a service fro[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 132 The following table describes the fields in this screen. 9.4 The Address Mapping Screen Note: The Address Mapping screen is available only when you select Full Feature in the NAT > General screen. Ordering your rules is important because the Z yXE L Device applies the r[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 133 T o change your Z yXEL Device’s address mapping settings, click Network > NAT > Address Mapping to open the following screen. Figure 68 Network > NA T > Address Mapping The following table describes the fields in this screen. T able 44 Network > NA T > [...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 134 9.4.1 The Address Mapping Rule Edit Screen Use this screen to edit an address mapping rule. Click the rule’s edit icon in the Address Mapping screen to display the screen shown next. Figure 69 Network > NA T > Address Mapping: Edit The following table describes the[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 135 9.5 The ALG Screen Some NA T route rs may include a SIP Application Lay er Gateway (AL G). A SIP ALG allows SIP calls to pass through NA T by examining and translatin g IP addresses embedded in the data stream. When the Z yXEL Device registers with the SIP re gister serv e[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 136 Global/local denotes the IP address of a host in a packet as th e packet tra verses a router , for example, the local address refers to the IP addr ess of a host when the packet is in the local network, while the global address refers to the IP address of the host when the[...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 137 Z yXEL Device keeps track of the original addresse s and port numbers so incoming reply packets can have their original v alues restored. The following figure illustrates this. Figure 71 How NA T W orks 9.6.4 NA T Application The following figure illustrates a possible NA [...]

Chapter 9 Network Address Translati on (NAT) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 138 • One to One : In One-to-One mode, the Zy XEL Device maps one local IP address to one global IP address. • Many to One : In Many-to-One mode, the Z yXEL Device ma ps multiple local IP addresses to one global IP address. This is equivalent to SUA (for instance, P A T , [...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 139 C HAPTER 10 Firewall 10.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to enable the Z yXEL De vice firew all. Use the firewall to protect your Z yXEL Device and network from attacks by hackers on the Internet and control access to it. By default the firewall: • allows traffic that originates from y our LAN computers to go [...]

Chapter 10 Fi rewall AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 140 LAND Att ack In a LAND attack, hackers flood SYN pack ets into the network with a spoofed source IP address of the target system. This makes it appear as if the host computer sent the pack ets to itself , making the system unav ailable while the target system tries to respond to itself . Ping of [...]

Chapter 10 Firewall AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 141 10.2 The Firewall Screen Use this screen to enable firewall and/or SPI. Click Advanced Setup > Firewall to display the following screen. Figure 73 Advanced Setup > Fire wall The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 49 Advanced > Fire wall LABEL DESCRIPTION Firewall [...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 143 C HAPTER 11 Filters 1 1 .1 Overview This chapter introduces three types of filters supported by the Z y XEL Device. Y ou can configure rules to restrict traffic by IP addresses, MAC addresses, application types and/or URLs. 1 1.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in the Filter Screens •U s e t h e URL Filter screen ( Section 11.2[...]

Chapter 11 Filte rs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 144 1 1 .2 The URL Filter Screen Use this screen to block websites by URL. Click Security > Filter > URL Filter . The screen appears as shown. Figure 74 Security > Filter > URL Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 50 Access Management > Filter (URL) LAB[...]

Chapter 11 Filters AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 145 1 1.3 The Application Filter Screen Use this screen to allow or den y traffic for cer t ain types of applications . The application filter provides a convenient w ay to manage the use of v arious applications on the network. Click Security > Filter > Application Fi lter . The screen appears a[...]

Chapter 11 Filte rs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 146 1 1.4 The IP/MAC Filter Screen Use this screen to create and apply IP/MAC filters. Click Security > Filter > IP/MAC Filter . The screen appears as shown. Figure 76 Security > Filter > IP/MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 52 Access Management >[...]

Chapter 11 Filters AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 147 IP/MAC Filter Ru le Editing IP/MAC Filter Rule Index Select the index number of the filter r ule. Rule T y pe Select IP to allow or block traffic by IP addresses. Active Use thi s field to enable or disable the rule. Source Start IP Address Enter the source star t IP address of the IP address range[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 149 C HAPTER 12 Static Route 12.1 Overview The Z yXEL Device usually uses the de fault gateway to route outbound tr affic from computers on the LAN to the Internet. T o have the ZyXEL Device send data to devices not reachable through the default gateway , use static routes. For example, the next figure shows a computer ([...]

Chapter 12 Static Route AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 150 12.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in the St atic Route Screens Use the Static Rout e screens ( Section 12.2 on page 150 ) to view and configure IP static routes on the Z yXEL Device. 12.2 The S t atic Route Screen Use this screen to view the static route rules. Click Advanced > Static Route to open t[...]

Chapter 12 Static Route AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 151 12.2.1 S t atic Route Edit Use this screen to configure the required informatio n for a static route. Select a static route index number and click Edit . The screen shown next appears. Figure 79 Advanced > Static Ro ute: Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Apply Cl[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 153 C HAPTER 13 802.1Q/1P 13.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure the 802.1Q/1P settings. A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) allows a physical network to be partitioned into multiple logical networks. A VLAN group can be treated as an indi vidual device. Each group can have its own rules about where and ho[...]

Chapter 13 802.1Q/ 1P AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 154 PVC A virtual circuit is a logical point-to-point circuit between customer sites. Permanent means that the circuit is preprogrammed by the carrier as a path through the network. It does not need to be set up or torn down for each session. Forwarding T agged and Unt agged Frames Each port on the [...]

Chapter 13 802.1 Q/1P AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 155 Note: If the W AN interface in the VLAN group is not the de fault route r , you need to create a static route to c ommunicate with the W AN. Figure 81 Advanced > 802.1Q/1P > Group Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 55 Advanced > 802.1Q /1P > Group[...]

Chapter 13 802.1Q/ 1P AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 156 13.2.1 Editing 802. 1Q/1P Group Setting Use this screen to configure the settings for each VLAN group. In the 802.1Q/1P screen, click the Edit button from the Modify filed to display the following screen. Figure 82 Advanced > 802.1Q/1P > Group Setting > Edit The following table describe[...]

Chapter 13 802.1 Q/1P AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 157 13.3 The 802.1Q/1P Port Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the PVID for each port. Click Advanced > 802.1Q/1P > Port Setting to display the following screen. Figure 83 Advanced > 802.1Q/1P > Port Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. Apply Click th[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 159 C HAPTER 14 Quality of Service (QoS) 14.1 Overview Use the QoS screen to set up your Z yXEL Device to use QoS for tr affic management. Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network’ s ability to deliver data with minimum delay , and the networking methods used to control bandwidt h. QoS allows the Z yXEL Device[...]

Chapter 14 Qual ity of Service (QoS) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 160 •U s e t h e QoS Settings Summary screen ( Section 14.2.1 on page 163 ) to check the summary of QoS rules and actions you configured for the Z yXEL Device. 14.1.2 What Y ou Need to Know About QoS 802.1p QoS is used to prioritize source-to-destination traffic flows. All pack ets [...]

Chapter 14 Quality of Service (QoS) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 161 Click Advanced Setup > QoS to open the screen as shown ne xt. Figure 85 Advanced Setup > QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 58 Advanced Setup > QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION Quality of Service QoS Use this field to turn on Q oS to improve yo ur net[...]

Chapter 14 Qual ity of Service (QoS) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 162 Active Use thi s field to enable or disable the rule. Application Select an applicati on from th e drop-down list box. The Desti nation Port Range and Protocol ID fields may change depending on the t ype of applications you choose. Physical P orts Select Enet1 to apply the rule to[...]

Chapter 14 Quality of Service (QoS) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 163 14.2.1 The QoS Settings Summary Screen Use this screen to display a summary of rules and actions configured for the Z yXEL Device. In the Advanced > QoS screen, click the QoS Settings Su mmary button to open the following screen. Figure 86 Advanced Setup > QoS > QoS Settin[...]

Chapter 14 Qual ity of Service (QoS) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 164 14.3 QoS T echnical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics co vered in this chapter . 14.3.1 IEEE 802.1p IEEE 802.1p specifies the user priority field and defines up to eight separate traffic types. The following table describes the [...]

Chapter 14 Quality of Service (QoS) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 165 The following table shows you the internal lay er- 2 and layer-3 QoS mapping on the Z y XEL Device. On the Z yXEL Device, traffic assigned to higher prio rity queues gets through faster while traffic in lower index queues is dropped if the network is congested. T able 61 Internal L[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 167 C HAPTER 15 Dynamic DNS Setup 15.1 Overview Dynamic DNS allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.). Y ou can also access your FTP server or W eb site on your own computer using a domain name (f or instance m[...]

Chapter 15 Dynamic DNS Setup AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 168 15.2 The Dynamic DNS Screen Use this screen to change your Z yXEL Device’ s DDNS. Click Advanced > Dynamic DNS . The screen appears as shown. Figure 87 Advanced > Dynamic DNS The following table describes the fields in this screen. T able 62 Advan ced > Dynamic DNS LABEL DESCRI[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 169 C HAPTER 16 Remote Management 16.1 Overview Remote management allows you to determine which services/protocols can access which ZyXEL Device interface (if any) from which computers. The following figure shows remote management of the Z yXEL Device coming in f rom the WAN. Figure 88 Remote Man agement From the WAN Not[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 170 16.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in the Remote Management Screens •U s e t h e WWW screen ( Section 16.2 on page 171 ) to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) users can use HT TP to manage the Z yXEL Device. •U s e t h e Telne t screen ( Section 16.3 on page 171 )[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 171 16.2 The WWW Screen Use this screen to specify how to connect to the Z yXEL Device from a web browser , such as Internet Explore r . Note: If y ou disable the WWW service in the Remote MGMT > WWW screen, then the Z yXEL Device blocks all HT TP connection attempts. 16.2.1 Configuring th[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 172 Click Advanced > Remote MGMT > Telnet tab to display the screen as shown. Figure 90 Advanced > R emote MGMT > T elnet The following table describes the labels in this screen. 16.4 The FTP Screen Y ou can use FTP (File T ransfer Protocol) to upload and download the Z yXEL Devic[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 173 Use this screen to specify which interfaces allow FTP access and from which IP address the access can come. T o change your Z yXE L Device’ s FTP settings, click Advanced > Remote MGMT > FTP . The screen appears as shown. Figure 91 Advanced > R emote MGMT > FTP The following[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 174 supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1) and version two (SNMPv2c). The next figure illustrates an SNMP management oper ation. Figure 92 SNMP Management Model An SNMP managed network consists of two main types of component: agents and a manager . An agent is a manageme nt software module that r[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 175 16.5.1 Configuring SNMP T o change your Z yXEL Devi ce’ s SNMP settings, click Advanced > Remote MGMT > SNMP tab. The screen appears as shown. Figure 93 Advanced > R emote MGMT > SNMP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 66 Advanced > Remote MGM[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 176 16.6 The DNS Screen Use DNS (Domain Name S ystem) to map a domain na me to its corresponding IP address and vice versa . Refe r to Chapter 7 on page 85 for background information. Use this screen to set from which IP address th e Z yXEL Device will accept DNS queries and on which interfac[...]

Chapter 16 Remote Management AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 177 16.7 The ICMP Screen T o change your Z yXEL Device ’s security settings, click Advanced > Remote MGMT > ICMP . The screen appears as shown. If an outside user attempts to probe an unsupport ed port on y our Z yXEL Device, an ICMP response packet is automatically returned. This all[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 178 C HAPTER 17 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 17.1 Overview Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses T CP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivit y between devices. A UPnP device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, conv ey its capab ilities and learn ab[...]

Chapter 17 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 179 When a UPnP device joins a network, it ann ounc es its presence with a multicast message. For security reasons, the Z yXEL Device allows multicast messages on the LAN only . All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configur ation. Dis[...]

Chapter 17 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 180 17.3 Inst alling UPnP in W indows Example This section shows how to install UPnP in Windows Me and Windows XP . Inst alling UPnP in Windows Me Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows Me. 1 Click Start and Control Panel . Double-click Add/Remove Pr ograms . 2 C[...]

Chapter 17 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 181 3 In the Communications window, select the Universal Plu g and Play check box in the Components selection box. Add/Remove Programs: Wi ndows Setup: Communicatio n: Component s 4 Click OK to go back to the Add/Remove Programs Properties window and click Next . 5 R estart the c[...]

Chapter 17 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 182 3 In the Network Connections window, click Advance d in the main menu and select Optional Networking Components … . Network Co nnections 4 The Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard window displays. Select Networking Service in the Components selection box and clic[...]

Chapter 17 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 183 5 In the Networking Services window , select the Universal Plug and Play check box. Networki ng Services 6 Click OK to go back to the Windows Optional Networ king Component Wizard window and click Next . 17.4 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example This section shows you how to use [...]

Chapter 17 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 184 2 Right-click the icon and select Properties . Network Co nnections 3 In the Internet Connection Properties window , click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Internet Connec tion Properties[...]

Chapter 17 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 185 4 Y ou may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. Internet C onnection Prop erties: Advanc ed Settings Internet Connec tion Properties : Advanced Set tings: Add 5 When the UPnP-enabled device is disconnected fr om your computer , all port[...]

Chapter 17 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 186 6 Select Show icon in n otification area when connected option and click OK . An icon displays in the system tray . System Tray Icon 7 Double-click on the icon to display your cur rent Internet connection status. Internet Conn ection Status Web Configurator Eas y Access Wit[...]

Chapter 17 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 187 3 Select My Network Places und er Other Places . Network Co nnections 4 An icon with the description for each UPnP-enabled device displays under Local Network .[...]

Chapter 17 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 188 5 Right-click on the icon for your Z yXEL Device and select Invoke . The web configurator login screen displays. Network Co nnections: My Netw ork Places 6 Right-click on the icon for y our Z yXEL Device and select Propert ies . A properties window displays with basic infor[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 189 C HAPTER 18 System Settings 18.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure system re lated settings, such as system time, password, name, the domain name and the inactivity timeout interval. 18.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in the System Se ttings Screens •U s e t h e General screen ( Section 18.2 on page 189 ) to co[...]

Chapter 18 System Settings AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 190 18.3 The T ime and Date Screen Use this screen to configure the ZyXEL Device’ s time based on your local time zone. T o change your Z yXEL Device’ s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time and Date . The screen appears as shown. Figure 98 Maintenance > System > Time[...]

Chapter 18 System Settings AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 191 Manual Select this radio bu tton to enter the ti me and date manually . If you configu re a new time and date, Time Zone and Daylight Saving at the same time, the new time and date you entered has priority and the Time Zone and Daylight Saving settings do not affect it. New Time (hh:mm:ss) [...]

Chapter 18 System Settings AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 192 Apply Click this to sav e your change s. Cancel Click this t o restore your previously s aved settings. T able 71 Maintenance > System > Time and Date (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 193 C HAPTER 19 Logs 19.1 Overview This chapter contains information ab out viewing th e Z yXEL Device’ s logs. The web configurator allows you to choose which t y pes of events and/or alerts to have the Z yXEL Device log and then display the logs. 19.1.1 What Y ou Need T o Know About Logs Alert s An alert is a message[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 194 Alerts are e-m ailed as soon as they happen. Lo gs ma y be e-mailed as soon as the log is full. Selecting many alert and/or log categories (especially Access Control ) may result in many e-mails being sent. Figure 99 Maintenance > System Logs The following table describes the fields in this screen.[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 195 DHCP client IP expired A DHCP client 's IP address has expired. DHCP server assigns %s The DHCP server assigned an IP address to a clie nt. Successful WEB login Someone has logged on to the router' s web configur ator interface. WEB login failed Someone has failed to log on to the router&apo[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 196 readNetBIOSFilter: calloc error The router failed to allocate memory for the NetBIOS filter settings. WAN connection is down. A W AN connection is down. Y ou cannot access the networ k through this interface. T able 75 Access Control Logs LOG MESSAGE DESCRIPTION Firewall default policy: [ TCP | UDP | [...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 197 For type and code details, see T able 86 on page 200 . Exceed MAX incomplete, sent TCP RST The router sent a TCP reset pack et when the number of incomplete connections (T CP and UDP) ex ceeded the user - configured threshold. (Incomplet e count is for all TCP and UDP connections through t he firewall[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 198 For type and code details, see T able 86 on page 200 . board %d line %d channel %d, call %d, %s C02 OutCall Connected %d %s The PPPoE, PPTP or dial -up call is c onnected. board %d line %d channel %d, call %d, %s C02 Call Terminated The PPPoE, PPTP or dial-up call was disconne cted. T able 80 PPP Logs[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 199 ip spoofing - WAN [ TCP | UDP | IGMP | ESP | GRE | OSPF ] The firewall detected an IP sp oofing attack on the W AN port. ip spoofing - WAN ICMP (type:%d, code:%d) The firewall detected an ICMP IP spoofing attack on t he WAN port. icmp echo : ICMP (type:%d, code:%d) The firewall detected an ICMP echo a[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 200 Use RADIUS to authenticate user . The RADIUS server is oper at ing as the authentic ation server . No Server to authenticate user. There is no authentication server to authentica te a user . T able 85 ACL Setting Notes P ACKET DIRECTION DIRE CTION DESCRIPTION (L to W) LAN to WAN ACL set for packet s t[...]

Chapter 19 Logs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 201 The following table shows RFC-2408 ISAKMP pa yload types that the log displays. Please refer to RFC 2408 for detailed information on each type. 0 Poi nter indicates the error 13 Timestamp 0 Timestamp requ est message 14 Timestamp Reply 0 Timestamp reply message 15 Information R equest 0 Information re[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 203 C HAPTER 20 Tools 20.1 Overview This chapter explains how to upload new firmwa re, manage configuration files and restart y our ZyX E L D e v i c e . Use the instructions in this chapter to change the device’s configuration file or upgr ade its firmware. After you configure your device, you can backup th e configur[...]

Chapter 20 Tools AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 204 Do NOT turn off the ZyXEL Device wh ile firmware upload is in progress! Figure 100 Maintenance > T ools > Firmware The following table describes the labels in this screen. After you see the Firmwa re Upload in Progress scree n, wait two minutes before logging into the Z yXEL Device again. Figur[...]

Chapter 20 Tools AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 205 The Z yXEL Device automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on y our desktop. Figure 102 Network T emporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again and check y our new firmware version in the Status scr[...]

Chapter 20 Tools AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 206 20.3 The Configuration Screen Click Maintenance > Tools > Configuration . Information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring conf iguration appears in this screen, as shown next. Figure 104 Maintenance > T ools > Configuration Backup Configuration Backup Configur[...]

Chapter 20 Tools AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 207 Do not turn off the ZyXEL Device whil e configuration fi le upload is in progress. After you see a “restore configur ation successful” screen, you must then wait one minu te before logging into the Z yXEL Device again. Figure 105 Configuration Upload Successful The Z yXEL Device automatically res[...]

Chapter 20 Tools AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 208 Reset to Factory Default s Click the Reset button to clear all user-entered configur ation information and return the Z yXEL Device to its factory defaults. The following warning screen appears. Figure 108 Reset W arning Message Figure 109 Reset In Process Message Y ou can also press the RESET button[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 209 C HAPTER 21 Diagnostic 21.1 Overview These read-only screens display information to help you identify problems with the Z yXEL Device. 21.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in the Diagnostic Screens •U s e t h e General screen ( Section 21.2 on page 209 ) to ping an IP address. •U s e t h e DSL Line scree n ( Section 21.3 on p[...]

Chapter 21 Diagnostic AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 210 The following table describes the fields in this screen. 21.3 The DSL Line Screen Use this screen to view the DSL line statistics and reset the ADSL line. Click Maintenance > Diagnostic > DSL Line to open the screen shown next. Figure 1 12 Maintenance > Diagnostic > DSL Line T able 9[...]

Chapter 21 Diagnostic AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 21 1 The following table describes the fields in this screen. T able 92 Maintenance > Diagnostic > DSL Line LABEL DESCRIPTION AT M S t a t u s Click this to vie w your DSL connect io n’ s Asynchronous T ransfer Mode (A TM) statistics. A TM is a networkin g technology that provides high -spee[...]

Chapter 21 Diagnostic AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 212 DSL Line S tatus Click this to view statistics about th e DSL connecti ons. noise margin downstream is th e signal to noise r a tio for the downstream part of the connect ion (comi ng into the ZyXEL De vice from the ISP). It is measured in decibels. The higher t he number the more signal and les[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 213 C HAPTER 22 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Po wer , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Z yXEL Device Access and Login • Internet Access 22.1 Power , Hardware Connections, and LEDs The [...]

Chapter 22 Tro ubleshooting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 214 22.2 ZyXEL Device Access and Login I forgot the IP address for the Z yXEL Device. 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 . 2 If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the Z yXEL Device by looking up the IP address of the defaul t gatewa y for you[...]

Chapter 22 Troubl eshooting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 215 • T ry to access the Z yXEL Device using another service, such as T e lnet. If you can access the Z yXEL Device, check the remote management se ttings and firewall rules to find out why the Z yXEL Device does not respond to HT TP . • If your computer is connected to the WAN port or is [...]

Chapter 22 Tro ubleshooting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 216 3 If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly , make sure the wireless settings in the wireless client are the same as the settings in the AP . 4 If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly , make sure you enabled the wireless LAN and have selected the correct channel in th[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 217 C HAPTER 23 Product Specifications The following tables summarize the Z yXEL De vice’ s hardware and firmware features. 23.1 Hardware S pecifications 23.2 Firmware S pecifications T able 93 Hardware Specifications Dimensions 133 x 61 x 163 mm We i g h t 215g Power Specification 12VDC 1A Built-i n Switch F our auto-[...]

Chapter 23 Product Specifications AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 218 Wireless Functionality (wireless devi ces only) Allow the IEEE 802.11b/ g/n wireless clients to connect to the ZyXEL Device wirelessly . Enable wireless security (WEP , WPA(2), WPA(2)-PSK) and/or MAC filtering to prot ect your wireless network. Firmware Upgr ade Download new firmware[...]

Chapter 23 Product Specificati ons AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 219 Multiple PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuits) Support Y our de vice supports up to 8 Pe rmanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs). IP Alias IP alias allows you to par tition a physical ne twork into logic al networks over the same Ethernet i nterface. Y o ur device supports three logical LAN inte[...]

Chapter 23 Product Specifications AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 220 23.3 Wireless Features Other Protocol Support SIP pass-through DNS Proxy Dynamic DNS (www.dyndns.org) IP Alias DHCP client/server/relay RIP I/ RIP II supported Support 16 IP Static routes by Gateway IGMP v1 an d v2 IP Poli cy Routing UPnP support T ransparent bridging, VLA N-taggi ng[...]

Chapter 23 Product Specificati ons AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 221 The following list, which is not exhaustive, illustra tes the standards supported in the ZyXEL Device. WMM QoS WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Quality of Servic e) allows you to prioritize wireless tr affic accordin g to the delivery requirements of individual services. Other Wireless F[...]

Chapter 23 Product Specifications AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 222 23.4 Power Adaptor S pecifications IEEE 802.11g Uses the 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) band IEEE 802.11n Uses the 2.4 gigahert z (GHz) band IEEE 802.11g+ T urbo and S uper G modes IEEE 802.11d Standard for Local and Metrop olitan Area Networks: Media Acces s Control (MAC) Bridges IEEE 802.11x [...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 225 A PPENDIX A Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components y ou need to install and use T CP/IP on [...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 226 Inst alling Component s The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need the adapter: 1 In the Network window , click Add . 2 Select Adapter [...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 227 • If you hav e a static IP address, select Specify an IP address and type yo ur information into the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields. Figure 1 14 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: IP Address 3 Click the DNS Configuration tab. • If you do not know your DNS [...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 228 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know your gateway’ s IP addr ess, remove previously installed gateways. • If you hav e a gatewa y IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Add . 5 Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Propert ies window. 6[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 229 2 In the Control Panel , double-click Network Connections ( Network and Dial-up Connections in Windows 2000/NT). Figure 1 17 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties . Figure 1 18 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Con[...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 230 4 Select I nternet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and then click Properties . Figure 1 19 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). • If you hav e a dyna[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 231 • Click Advanced . Figure 120 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 6 If you do not kn ow your gatewa y's IP address, remove an y previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK . Do one or more of the following if y ou want to [...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 232 • Click OK when finished . Figure 121 Windows XP: Advanced T CP/IP Properties 7 In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window (the General tab in Windows XP): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know y our DNS server IP address(es). [...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 233 If you hav e previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them. Figure 122 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 9 Click Close ( OK in Windows 2000/[...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 234 1 Click the Start icon, Control Panel . Figure 123 Windows Vista: Start Menu 2 In the Control Panel , double-click Network and Internet . Figure 124 Windows Vista: Control Panel 3 Click Network and Sharing Center . Figure 125 Windows Vista: Network And Internet[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 235 4 Click Manage network connections . Figure 126 Windows Vista: Network and Sharing Center 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your perm[...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 236 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and click Properties . Figure 128 Windows Vista: Local Area Connection Properties 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens (the General tab ). • If you hav e a dynamic IP address click Obt[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 237 • Click Advanced . Figure 129 Windows Vista: Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (T CP/IPv4) Properties 8 If you do not kn ow your gatewa y's IP address, remove an y previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK . Do one or more of the following[...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 238 • Click OK when finished . Figure 130 Windows Vista: Advanced T CP/IP Properties 9 In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, (the General tab ): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know y our DNS server IP address([...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 239 If you hav e previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them. Figure 131 Windows Vista: Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (T CP/IPv4) Properties 10 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Versio n 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window . 11 [...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 240 Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Pane l and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel . Figure 132 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 241 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 133 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assign ed settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, [...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 242 •S e l e c t Built-in Ethernet from the Show list. • Click the TCP/IP tab. 3 For dynamically assign ed settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure list. Figure 135 Macintosh OS X: Network 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e C[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 243 Linux This section shows you how to configure y our computer’s T CP/IP settings in R ed Hat Linux 9.0. Procedure, screens and file location ma y vary de pending on your Linux distribution and release vers ion . Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root admini[...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 244 2 Double-click on the profile of the network card you wish to configure. The Ethernet Device General screen displays as shown. Figure 137 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: E thernet Device: General • If you have a dynamic IP address, click Auto matically obtai n IP address setting[...]

Appendix A Setti ng up Your Co mputer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 245 6 Click the Activate button to apply the changes. The following screen displays. Click Yes to save the changes in all screens. Figure 139 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Netwo rk Configuration: Activ ate 7 After the network card restart proc ess is complete, make sure the Status[...]

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 246 2 If you know your DNS server IP address(es ), enter the DNS serv er information in the resolv.conf file in the /etc directory . The following figure shows an example where two DNS server IP addresses are specified. Figure 142 Red Hat 9.0: DNS Settings in resolv .con[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 247 A PPENDIX B IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses a nd subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices are a[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 248 The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.168.1) are the network number , and the fourth octet (16) is the host ID. Figure 145 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the netw ork number and how much is the host ID v a[...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 249 Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of th e network number part (the bits with a “1” v alue). For example, an “8-bit mask” means that the first 8 bits of the mask are ones and the remaining 24 bits are zeroes. Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal nota ti[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 250 The following table shows some possible subnet masks using both notations. Subnetting Y ou can use subnet ting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest [...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 251 The following figure shows the company netw ork after subnetting . There are now two sub- networks, A and B . Figure 147 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 252 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subn ets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 111). The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. Subnet Address: 192.168.1.0 Lowest Host ID: 192.16 8.1.1 Broadcast Address: 192.168[...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 253 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 16-bit network number . 3 64 65 94 95 4 96 97 126 127 5 128 129 158 159 6 160 161 190 19[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 254 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your n etwork number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns y ou a block of regist ered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the ISP[...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 255 A PPENDIX C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript s and Java Permissions In order to use the web configur ator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • Jav aScripts (enabled by default). • Jav a permissions (enabled by default). Note: Internet Explorer 6 screens are used here. Screens for other[...]

Appendix C Pop-up W indows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 256 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Blocker section of the screen. This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figure 149 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alt[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissi ons AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 257 2 Select Settings… to open the Pop-up Bloc ker Settings screen. Figure 150 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://” . For example, http://192.168.167.[...]

Appendix C Pop-up W indows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 258 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . Figure 151 Pop-up Block er Settings 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript s If pages of the web configurator do not display prop erly [...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissi ons AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 259 1 In Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Options and then the Security tab. Figure 152 Internet Options: Security 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting . 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default[...]

Appendix C Pop-up W indows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 260 6 Click OK to close the window. Figure 153 Security Settings - Jav a Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Option s and then the Security tab . 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Und[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissi ons AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 261 5 Click OK to close the window. Figure 154 Security Settings - Jav a JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Option s and then the Advance d tab. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected.[...]

Appendix C Pop-up W indows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 262 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 155 Java (Sun) Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0 screens are used here. Screens for other v ersions may vary . Y ou can enable Java, Jav ascripts and pop-ups in one screen. Click Tools, then click Options in the scr[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissi ons AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 263 Click Content .to show the screen below . Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen. Figure 157 Mozilla Firefox Content Security[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 265 A PPENDIX D Wireless LANs Wireless LAN T o pologies This section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an indepe ndent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C). Any time two or more wirel[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 266 disabled, wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other . Figure 159 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 267 An ESSID (ES S IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and their associated wireless clients within the same ESS must have the same ES SID in order to communicate. Figure 160 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by wireless devices to [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 268 cannot "hear" each other , that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used. Therefore, they are considered hidden from each othe r . Figure 161 RT S/CTS When station A sends data to the AP , it might not know that the station B is already using the channel. If these [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 269 If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RTS/CT S value (see previously) you set then the R TS (Request T o Send)/CTS (Clear to Se nd) handshake will never occur as data fr ames will be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size. Preamble T ype Preamble is used to signal that d[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 270 The following figure shows the relative effectivenes s of these wireless security methods available on your ZyXEL D ev ice . Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless securi ty settings on the Z yXEL Device and on all wireless clients that y ou want to associate wit h it. IEEE 802.1x In June 2[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 271 RADIUS is a simple package exchange in wh ich your AP acts as a me ssage relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server . T ypes of RADIUS Messages The following types of RADIUS messages are ex changed between the access point and the R ADIUS server for user authen tication: [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 272 EAP-MD5 (Message-Dig est Algorithm 5) MD5 authentication is the simplest one-w ay authentication method. The authentication serv er sends a challenge to the wireless client. The wireless client ‘proves’ that it knows the password by encrypting the password with the challenge and sends bac[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 273 If this feature is enabled, it is not necessary to configure a default encryption k ey in the wireless security configuration screen. Y ou may still configure and store keys, but they will not be used while dynamic WEP is enabled. Note: EAP-MD5 cann ot be used with Dynamic WEP K ey Exchange F[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 274 called Rijndael. They both include a per -packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with se quencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. WPA and WPA2 regu larly change and rotate the encryp tion k eys so that the same encry[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 275 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WPA(2) applicat ion example with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A" is the RADIUS server . "[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 276 4 The AP and wireless clie nts use the TKIP or AE S encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create tempor al encryp tion keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them. Figure 163 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication Security Pa rameters Summary R efer t[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 277 Antenna Characteristics Frequency An antenna in the frequency of 2.4GHz (IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g) or 5GHz (IEEE 802.11a) is needed to communicate efficiently in a wireless LAN Radiation Pattern A radiation pattern is a diagram that allows you to visualize the shape of the antenna’ s c[...]

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AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 279 A PPENDIX E Services The following table lists some commonly-used services and their associated protocols and port numbers. • Name : This is a short, descriptive name for the service. Y ou can use this one or create a different one, if you like. • Protocol : T h i s i s t h e t y p e o f I P p r o t o c o l u s e[...]

Appendix E Services AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 280 T able 1 13 Examples of Services NAME PROTOCOL PORT(S) DESCRIPTION AH (IPSEC_TUNNEL) User- Defined 51 The IPSEC AH (Authentication Header) tunneling protocol uses this service. AIM TCP 5190 AOL ’s Internet Me ssenger service. AUTH TC P 113 Authentication protocol used by some servers. BGP TCP 17[...]

Appendix E Services AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 281 NEW- ICQ TCP 5190 An Internet chat program. NEWS TCP 144 A protocol for news groups. NFS UDP 2049 Network File System - NFS is a client / server distributed file service that provide s transparent file sharing for network environments. NNTP TCP 119 Network News T ransport Protocol is the delivery [...]

Appendix E Services AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 282 SQL -NET TC P 1521 Structured Query Language is an interface to access data on ma ny different types of database systems, in cluding mainframes, midrange systems, UNIX system s and network servers. SSDP UDP 1900 The Simple Servic e Discov ery Protocol supports Universal Plug-and-Play (UPn P). SSH [...]

AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 283 A PPENDIX F Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2010 by Z yXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be repr oduced in any part or as a whole, tr anscribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into an y language, or transmitted in any form or by an y means, electronic, mechani[...]

Appendix F Legal Information AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 284 If this device does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning the device off and on, th e user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2 Incr[...]

Appendix F Legal Informa tion AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 285 Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www .zyxel.com . 2 Select your product on the Z yXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. ZyXEL Limited W arranty Z yXEL warr ants to the original end user (purchaser) that this prod[...]

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Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 287 Index Numbers 802.1p 162 , 164 802.1Q/1P 153 activation 154 group settings 156 port settings 157 priority 153 PVC 154 PVID 157 tagging frames 153 , 154 , 156 A activation 802.1Q/1P 154 dynamic DNS 168 DYNDNS wildcard 168 firewalls 141 MAC address filter 106 NA T 128 port forwarding 132 QoS 160 , 161 SIP ALG 135[...]

Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 288 configuration backup 206 DHCP 89 firewalls 141 IP alias 91 IP filter 147 IP precedence 162 logs 193 port forwarding 130 reset 208 restoring 206 static route 151 WA N 71 wireless LAN 99 wizard 58 connection nailed-up 77 , 81 on demand 77 copyright 283 CTS (Clear to Send) 268 CTS threshold 104 , 11 4 D data fragm[...]

Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 289 rules 131 fragmentation thresho ld 104 , 11 4 , 268 FTP 21 , 172 H hidden node 267 I IANA 254 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority see IANA IBSS 265 ICMP 177 IEEE 802.11g 269 IGA 136 IGMP 70 , 86 , 88 , 95 ILA 136 Independent Basic Service Set See IBSS 265 initialization vector (IV) 274 Inside Global Address, se[...]

Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 290 multiplexing 72 , 77 , 80 LLC -based 80 VC-based 80 N nailed-up connection 72 , 77 , 81 NA T 77 , 127 , 135 , 136 , 254 activation 128 address mapping 132 rules 134 types 133 , 134 , 137 applications 137 IP alias 13 7 default server IP address 129 , 130 example 137 global 136 IGA 136 ILA 136 inside 136 local 13[...]

Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 291 related documentation 3 remote management 169 DNS 176 FTP 172 ICMP 177 limitations 170 NA T 170 Te l n e t 171 WWW 171 reset 25 , 208 restart 208 restoring configuration 206 RFC 1483 72 , 77 , 80 RIP 73 , 86 , 88 , 92 , 94 R outing Information Protocol, see RIP RT S (Request T o Send) 268 threshold 267 , 268 RT[...]

Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 292 wireless LAN 34 time 190 T tagging frames 153 , 154 , 156 Te l n e t 171 thresholds data fragment 104 , 11 4 RTS / C T S 104 , 11 4 time 190 TR -069 21 trademarks 283 traffic priority 153 traffic shaping 81 example 82 U UBR 74 , 78 , 83 unicast 70 Universal Plug and Play , see UPnP upgrading firmware 203 UPnP 1[...]

Index AMG1202-T10A User’s Guide 293 wireless LAN 97 , 11 3 activation 99 authentication 11 4 , 11 6 BSS 11 7 example 11 7 channel 11 4 configuration 99 encryption 99 , 11 6 example 11 3 fragmentation thresho ld 104 , 11 4 limitations 11 7 MAC address filter 98 , 99 , 106 , 11 5 MBSSID 11 8 preamble 105 , 11 4 RADIUS server 11 6 RTS / C T S t hr e[...]

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